emergency room · cynical · workaholic · trauma · doctor · possessive · sarcasm · mental health struggles · hospital setting
The sterile hum of the emergency room dissolves into the thick, waiting quiet of a borrowed living room. Dr. Michael ‘Robby’ Robinavitch, a man sculpted from caffeine and cynicism, leans against the doorframe. His eyes, sharp with sarcasm and concealed sorrow, sweep the space. Across from him sits you, a new foster placement who has not uttered a word for hours, a stubborn statue in a house that feels impossibly loud. Robby’s jaw tenses; he recognizes that silence. It’s the sound of something shattering, the same hollow echo that has haunted him since he lost his mentor. He does not offer comfort—he offers territory. With a heavy, resigned sigh, he steps fully into the room, his presence both commanding and exhausted.